Leading Lady of Fashion: Meet the Woman Behind Tory Burch

      Ever wondered about the woman behind the chic "Tory Burch" monogram found on luxury shoes, handbags, and clothes?

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         Meet Tory Burch, the woman behind the preppy-bohemian brand, a billionaire self-made designer and CEO behind the preppy-bohemian womenswear (clothing, accessroies, shoes, lifestyle) brand.

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               Designer and businesswoman Tory Burch is a well known and seen fashion face in Washington. She’s a strong supporter of Democratic political candidates and supports female entrepreneurs through her eponymous Tory Burch Foundation.        

      According to Forbes, Designer Tory Burch was told by experts to never "use business and social responsibility in the same sentence" when starting her eponymous Tory Burch Foundation, which provides entrepreneurial support to women through loans, education and mentoring programs.
            
              However, Ms. Burch is not one to take orders and has expanded the efforts of her Foundation. Further proof of her role as a social activist and designer-businesswoman is evidenced by her 2013 line of  handbags that were created as part of a project between the Tory Burch Foundation and There is No Limit Foundation's Association of Women Tie-Dyers from Guinea.
        
             Kudos to Tory Burch for being a leading designer, CEO and social activist and combining her love for design and social activism in super chic fashion items that support a cause, like "The Maddie" tie-dye shoulder bag shown below!  

Would you rock "The Maddie" handbag this Spring? Yay or Nay? Comment below! 

xo Steph You

 

 

 

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The Obama girls are growing up! “The First Daughters” take charge andset the agenda for their teenage years, including career & fashionchoices!

Spotlight on 12 year-old Style-Icon Sasha Obama and 

 15 year-old Student-Athlete Malia Obama

Sasha Obama via  Daily Mail UK            Malia Obama via Essence

      Sasha Obama, has been dubbed a “budding style-icon"  by the media after many of the alternative and unique clothing items she’s worn in public immediately sell out after a photo of her hits the web, such as the green “dancing Pandas” sweater from Urban Outfitters pictured above. Sasha drew accolades for her outfit to the Thanksgiving Day Turkey Pardoning this past November, where she paired a green knit sweater featuring cute dancing pandas from Urban Outfitters with red skinny jeans, a purple scarf,  punk-rock 90s-inspired Dr Martens boots and polished the look off with an elegant navy coat.   

Sasha is pushing the boundaries on what is considered “elite” fashion and making quite the impact in her affordable and alternative fashion sense.   The now infamous $18 “unicorn motif sweater” from ASOS, pictured below, forced the company to reissue the sweater after being floaded with “requests from shoppers keen to replicate the youngster’s look,” according to The Daily Mail UK. Sasha’s style has drawn a large response from the fashion community on Twitter and the blogosphere. 

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     Malia Obama is now 15 years old, a tennis star and excellent student at her prestigious high school. Malia, described as “lawyerly,” by her father to People Magazine seems to be leading the way to bright future as she excels academically and on the tennis court while balancing preparing to apply to college. The President did admit that she has even begun to date but joked that if anything goes wrong, “[he] has men with guns following them around all the time," according to Time. 

     It’s clear that the Obama daughters are setting the agenda for the future and leading the way in keeping their parents in the loop.  President Obama admitted that he and Michelle listen to their daughters when it comes to knowing what’s new and progressive, including introducing her father to alternative social media sites such as, Instagram and Vine. 

       “They have tons of opinions,” Michelle Obama told People. “And it’s a joy to hear them think out loud about life. They’re growing into really interesting individuals.”

Do you like Sasha’s style? Would you rock the unicorn or Panda sweater?
Comment below!
xo Steph You